Ornithomimus

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Ornithomimus [‚ȯr·nə·thō′mīm·əs]

(paleontology)

A 13-foot-long (4-meter) omnivorous theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Period that had large hips, a long tail, and strong hindlimbs, and closely resembled ostriches.

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The fastest was Ornithomimus, which resembled a modern ostrich and probably ran at speeds of more than 50 miles per hour.

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